Apr
23
Jesus is Risen—Third Sunday of Easter (Cycle A)
Acts 2:14, 22–33; 1 Peter 1:17–21; Luke 24:13–35
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but apparently Jesus never really existed—or if He did, He’s just a copy of some other pagan god who already existed before Him. Have you heard this claim? It’s a favorite of contemporary atheists, and you might hear it during Easter or Christmas seasons on the History Channel, which “I prefer to call the Heresy Channel” when it comes to anything dealing with the Christian faith. They will often pull out examples from pagan mythology: Osiris, Tammuz, Adonis, Dionysius. Or they might compare Jesus with other savior figures like Mithras.
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but apparently Jesus never really existed—or if He did, He’s just a copy of some other pagan god who already existed before Him. Have you heard this claim? It’s a favorite of contemporary atheists, and you might hear it during Easter or Christmas seasons on the History Channel, which “I prefer to call the Heresy Channel” when it comes to anything dealing with the Christian faith. They will often pull out examples from pagan mythology: Osiris, Tammuz, Adonis, Dionysius. Or they might compare Jesus with other savior figures like Mithras.
